Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-10-15
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From the New York Commercial Advsrtisee.
Furniture en- suite is q relic of barbarism.
Stained glass Is very beautiful, but imitation
stained glass Is an abomination.
The stork, the 'cat tail" and the sun-nower are
three things which have had their day IN nesss.
hold art.
Engravings ana etehinss no matter how nne or
valuable have no place In parlor. They belong In
the study or dining-roo
cut flowers about 9 room n Water are now con-
palms. ferns and the IKE have taken their place.
A revival Of an old fas ion Is seen in the use Of
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which Is very much pleasanter than the gas Jets
In handsome rooms the heavier pieces Of furni-
ture. including pianos organs bookcases and the
IKE, are now always made under the: supervision
OF the architect OF the house, and made TO seem an
Very high studded rooms should have very tall
dadoes and broad friezes Pictures 40 mural dec:
wall spaces are hard to all satisfactorily, and
should be made as narrow as possible.
Considered rs much Telic Of Sarbar Ism as would
De PUSHES strewn upon them. The proper noor
must Dc Of hardwood or 9 colorabte Imitation
has much to recommend It.
Manteis in really weil-6uilt houses should noe
icquiTc InanlelOOarQS or lamOreQuln6 TneSe
were originally devised only to hide hideousness Of
the nantel In the ordinary contract built" house.
well-desl4ned mantel looks better without them,
and they are the worst OF dust c tchers.
The newest lamp shades made Of iron, with
lining OF cathedral glass The iron frame Is fan
ciful In design, with graceful lines covering the
glass, or bands OF iron simply clasping In dainty
fashion the panels OF color, through which q
strong light pours with exquisite beauty.
steam heat Is boon, but steam heaters are hor-
roly ugly In handsome rooms All sorts Of devices
nave been used TO conceal them, but the "heater"
shows through almost all. The best is a cabinet
Tor books or brc-a-brac so shaped that its hollow
back will completely cover the unsightly array Of
metal tubes.
pretty screen for the lamp can be made from
small ian by attaching long piece Of wire
az the top, bending 1t over to keep In place upon
the chimney; then take q tiny bunch OF ostrich
tips, bunch OF artificial flowers or pressed sea
mosseS attach TO the center OF the fan and hold In
place 0y bit OF bright ribbon.
Large rooms are always bare and inhOSpita01e
looking In private houses. The "parlor OF the
period" Is thing OF the past. 1t should be broken
up always by screens, Masses OF plants, and other
devices into number OF small hooks and corners
each of which should have its own dominant note
and central point OF OrnaInentatiOn.
Nails, with ornamental heads OF brass iron or
rough copper, are much used in interior decora-
ton, often for apparently holding in place the
heavy wall papers which simulate stamped
leather, and such materials. They can be used
literally, with good effect, by observing the rule
OF never putting nail where 1t does not seem 70
serve, as nail, some useful purpose,